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Katherine Kornei, Science Writer

Katherine Kornei

Katherine Kornei is a freelance science journalist covering Earth and space science. Her bylines frequently appear in Eos, Science, and The New York Times. Katherine holds a Ph.D. in astronomy from the University of California, Los Angeles.

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Ice Core Records Shed Light on a Volcanic Mystery

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 29 January 202529 January 2025

By analyzing sulfur and volcanic ash entrained in ice cores, researchers pinpointed a caldera in the remote Kuril Islands as the site of an unidentified 19th century eruption.

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Meteorite Sheds Light on the Moon’s Impact History

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 6 December 20246 December 2024

Analysis has revealed the South Pole–Aitken basin is significantly older than other impact basins on the Moon, a finding that has implications for the evolution of the early solar system.

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Martian Meteorite Points to Ancient Hydrothermal Activity

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 22 November 202424 November 2024

The Red Planet had water—in the form of a hydrothermal system—4.45 billion years ago, new analyses of a Martian meteorite suggest.

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Glaciers near Active Volcanoes Flow Faster

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 14 November 202414 November 2024

Monitoring glacier velocity could help predict volcanic activity, a study of more than 210,000 glaciers suggests.

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Centennial-Scale Jumps in CO2 Driven by Earth’s Tilt

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 8 November 20248 November 2024

Antarctic ice records uncovered seven previously unknown jumps in atmospheric carbon dioxide. These events may have been driven by changes in Earth’s tilt.

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Sedimentos Caribenhos Rastreados até o Terremoto e Tsunami Português de 1755

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 29 October 202429 October 2024

Arqueólogos escavando na Martinica encontraram por acaso o primeiro depósito de tsunami do terremoto encontrado no Novo Mundo. Ao que parece, o tsunami deixou um forte rastro, pois a onda passou por cima de um rio.

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Rancho Palos Verdes Landslides Have Residents Seeking Science

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 3 October 20243 October 2024

Residents of Rancho Palos Verdes are looking to the scientific community for help in understanding the slow-moving landslides that are destroying their community.

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由火山冬天开启的侏罗纪恐龙的统治时期

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 2 October 20242 October 2024

中国西北部的沉积物显示,三叠纪晚期的严寒气候导致了许多生命形式的灭绝——但其中并不包括恐龙。

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These Five Craters May Have Birthed a Third of Martian Meteorites

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 26 September 202426 September 2024

Researchers have homed in on five craters on the Red Planet that are the likely sources of Martian meteorites.

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Lots of Dust Gets Sucked Up by Jet Engines

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 12 September 202412 September 2024

Changing flight times and holding altitudes could substantially reduce the amount of wear-inducing dust ingested by jet engines.

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